CAMPBELL, ANDREW, Private, No. 40785, 8th (Service) Battn. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 4th s. of Archibald Campbell, of Woodend, Blair Atholl. by his wife. Jessie, dan. of Peter Grant: b. Blair Castle Meins, Blair Atholl. co. Perth. 12 Sept. 1890; educ. Public School there was a Foreman Gardener at Ferguslie House, Paisley enlisted in the Black Watch 8 Feb. 1916: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 20 Sept. following: was reported wounded and missing after the fighting near Gouzeaucourt 23 March, 1918, and is now known to have been killed in action on or about that date. The Chaplain wrote: He was greatly trusted and esteemed by all his comrades.” Unm.

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BROWN, JOHN, Private, No. 25516, 1/6th (Territorial) Battn. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 2nd s. of John Brown, of Acha, Balvicar, near Oban, by his wife, Catherine, dau. of John McDougall; b. Kilmodan, co. Argyll, 14 June, 1897; educ. Higher Grade School, Tarbert; was Head Ploughman at Finlarig, Perth joined the Royal Highlanders 28 May, 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 16 Sept. 1918, and died at No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station 25 Oct. following, of wounds received in action at Selle the previous day; unm.

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BARNETT, ROBERT ALLAN, Private, No. 14188, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), only s. of Donald Barnett, by his wife, Christina, dau. of Robert Allan; b. Lisbon, 10 June, 1897; educ. Boroughmuir Higher Grade School, Edinburgh; enlisted in May, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Nov., and died 23 April, 1917, from wounds received in action at the Battle of Arras; unm.

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ALLAN, JAMES, Private, No. 315494, Lewis Gun Section. 13th Scottish Horse. attd. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 2nd s. of John Allan, Grocer and Wine Merchant, Parkhead, Glasgow; b. 19 Oct. 1892: educ. at Allan Glen School: joined the Scottish Horse in June, 1915; served in Egypt and Salonika: was sent to France in July, 1918, and was killed, in action on 4 Nov. following. by machine-gun fire at Fontaine-au-Bois, near Le Catean. Buried in the Military Cemetery there.

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AITKEN, JOHN WALTER, Private, No. 268173, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), yst. s. of Private John Aitken, of 8, Castle Street, Cupar, Royal Defence Corps, by his wife, Eliza, dau. of the late David Walker, of Cupar, co., Fife; and gdson. of the late Dr. Aitken, of Cupar and Ceres b. Cupar aforesaid, 22 Dec. 1894; educ. Castlehill School there; was a Garage Employee, and a member of the Fifeshire Yeomanry; subsequently transferred to the Black Watch; was called up on mobilization in Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 1915 to 1916, during which time he was twice wounded and invalided home; was time-expired, but after a month’s leave joined the 14th Battn. The Black Watch, with whom he proceeded to Egypt; returned to France in April, 1918, and died at Ecang Farm 8 Aug. following, from wounds received in action the previous day. Buried in a shell-hole at Ecang Farm. An officer wrote: “He was a keen, quick and efficient soldier. Only the previous day his platoon officer had mentioned his name as having done exceptionally well whon the Germans attacked his position. Not only did he do well, but his coolness was a fine example to others.” He was recommended for the D.C.M. for having, when on his way to Egypt, saved many of his comrades from drowning, the ship in which he sailed having been sunk by enemy torpedo; unm.

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ABBEY JOHN GIBSON, Private, No. 266956, 6th (Territorial) Battn. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), s. of the late Andrew Abbey, by his wife, Margaret Fraser (17, Richmond Terrace, Edinburgh); b. Perth, 28 Aug. 1885; educ. there; joined the Black Watch 30 May, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders with the 51st Division: was taken prisoner 21 March, 1918, and died at No. 3 Canadian General Hospital 28 Dec. following, on his way home after his release from Germany. Buried in Terlinethum British Military Cemetery. Hem.at Hawick, 1 Aug. 1913, E. 1. (5, Allan Bank, Hawick), daughter of the late Richard Scott; s.p.

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WALKER, THOMAS, Private, No. 2395, 1/7th Battn. The Black Watch (T.F.), 8. of Alexander Middleton Walker, of Middleton Place, Crossgates, co. Fife, Miner, by his wife, Margaret, dau, of the late Thomas Young, of Leven; b. Fordell, Dalgetty, co. Fife, 13 Feb. 1884; educ. Crossgates Public School; served as a grocer in Dunfermline Co-operative Society for nearly five years, then enlisted in the Royal Scots, 2 Jan. 1902; obtained his discharge by purchase, 11 July following, and was employed in the mines; re-enlisted in the Black Watch after the outbreak of war, 15 Sept. 1914; went to France, 1 May, 1915, and was killed in action at Festubert, 16 June, 1915; unm. Buried there. His Captain wrote: “We were being subjected to a terrible bombardment during an attack on the Germans, and Tom along with L.-Corpl. Somerville were sitting in a dug-out sheltering from the fire, when a high explosive shell hit it, smashing in the roof. Both were killed immediately, and without suffering any pain. All the men exhibited great courage during the day and none more than your son, who was always a worker, doing his share and always willing to help others.”

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URQUHART, EDWARD FREDERICK MALTBY, Capt., 1st Battn. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), only s. of the Rev Edward William Urquhart,of 82, Elm Park Gardens, London, S.W., M.A., formerly Vicar of King’s Sutton,co Northampton, by his wife, Caroline Mary, dau. of William Harris, of Plumley, Bovey Tracey, Devonshire; b. Edinburgh, 26 Jan. 1877; educ. West Bournemouth and Cheltenham College; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Highlanders, 20 Feb.1897, and promoted Lieut. 24 May, 1899, and Capt. 17 April, 1902; served in the South African War, 1901-2; took part in the operations in the Transvaal, Dec. 1901, and in those in the Orange River Colony, Dec 1901, to 31 May, 1902(Queen’s medal with four clasps), was assistant superintendent of gymnasia in the Irish command, 9 Nov. 1906 to 19 Feb. 1907, and superintendent of the same,20 Feb. 1907 to 9 Nov. 1910, and later Inspector of Physical Training, Northern Army, India, from March, 1913, to date of his death; went to France, 22 Sept.1914 and was killed in action at Pilken, 23 Oct. following, during the fighting in the Ypres salient; unm. Buried in Boesinghe Churchyard.

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STRACHAN, HUGH, Private, No. 3472, 1st Battn. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 5th s. of the late James Strachan, Ploughman, by his wife, Jean, dau. of John Ross; b. Johnshaven, near Montrose, 16 Jan. 1870; educ. Montrose Public School; enlisted in the Black Watch, and served under Gen. Wauchope, and was invalided home with malarial fever and discharged just before the South African War; became a Signalman on the North British Railway: re-enlisted in his old regt. after the outbreak of war, 2 Sept. 1914; left for the Front with the 1st Battn. in Nov. 1914, and was killed in action at La Bassée, 25 Jan. 1915. Private Strachan was a first-class shot. He m. at Edinburgh, 13 Oct. 1899, Isabella (3, South Gayfield Lane, Edinburgh), dau. of the late Donald Robertson, and had two children: Hugh, b. 16 July, 1900; and Eleanor, b. 16 Oct. 1902.

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